Diamond Lace Shawlette

designed by Susan Mills

Also from Classic Elite

Panache is a new booklet of patterns for Fall 2011 with a unique concept, one that ties in perfectly with this weeks double-stranded Web-Letter pattern. Panache features four designs, each shown in two or three different yarns. The ve yarns featured in the booklet, Pirouette, Vail, Alpaca Sox, Soft Linen and Silky Alpaca Lace, represent a wide spectrum of bers and gauges, but all lend themselves to beautiful openwork and soft, wearable shawls, wraps and scarves

The Pattern

Skill Level: Experienced FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Approx 45" wide and 22" deep at center point YARN Silky Alpaca Lace by Classic Elite Yarns (70% alpaca, 30% silk; 50 g = 440 yards) MC 1 ball 2461 Sunlit Grotto Pirouette by Classic Elite Yarns (67% kid mohair, 25% bamboo, 8% nylon; 25 g = approx 246 yards) 1 ball each: A 4092 Powder Blue B 4035 Chartreuse NEEDLES Circular needle (29" or longer) in size US 6 (4 mm) or size to obtain gauge. Knitting needle one or two sizes larger than main needle for BO. OTHER MATERIALS 4 stitch markers Waste yarn for Provisional CO GAUGE 18 sts and 28 rows = 4" in Diamond Body Pattern with one strand of Silky Alpaca Lace and one strand of Pirouette held tog, blocked. Take time to save time, check your gauge.
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PATTERN STITCHES
Garter Stitch (Gtr St) All rows: Knit.

Provisional Cast-on Method See tutorial on the Classic Elite website: www.classiceliteyarns.com/ WebLetter/Stitches/ProvCO/ProvCO.php Lace Patterns See charts.

NOTE
Shawl is worked at, circular needle is used to accommodate stitches.

SHAWL
With waste yarn, use Provisional CO method to CO 2 sts. (RS) With MC and A held tog, work 9 rows in Gtr St. (WS) Rotate pc and pick up and knit 4 sts evenly along side of edge; remove waste yarn and transfer live sts to LH needle, k2 8 sts.

ABBREVIATIONS
approx: approximately BO: bind off CO: cast on cont: continue dec(d): decrease(d) est: establish(ed) g: gram inc(d): increase(d) k: knit k2tog: knit two sts together (1 st decd) LH: left hand MC: main color meas: measure(s) pc: piece pm: place marker rep: repeat RH: right hand RS: right side s2kp: slip 2 sts together knitwise from the LH needle to the RH needle, k1, pass 2 slipped sts over knit st (2 sts decd) slm: slip marker ssk: (slip, slip, knit) slip 2 sts, 1 at a time, knitwise to the RH needle; insert tip of LH needle into the fronts of the two slipped sts and use RH needle to knit them together (1 st decd) st(s): stitch(es) tog: together WS: wrong side yo: yarn over (1 st incd)

Est Patt (RS): K2 (edge sts, keep in Gtr St throughout), pm, yo, k1, yo, pm, k2 (center sts, keep in Gtr St throughout), pm, yo, k1, yo, pm, k2 (edge sts, keep in Gtr St throughout) 4 sts incd; 12 sts. Next Row (WS): Knit. Diamond Setup Chart (RS): K2 edge sts , slm, work Row 1 of Diamond Setup Chart to next marker, slm, k2 center sts, slm, work Row 1 of Diamond Setup Chart to next marker, slm, k2 edge sts 4 sts incd. Cont as est until Diamond Setup Chart is complete 64 sts. Diamond Body Chart (RS): K2 edge sts, slm, work Row 1 of Diamond Body Chart to next marker, slm, k2 center sts, slm, work Row 1 of Diamond Body Chart to next marker, slm, k2 edge sts 4 sts incd. Cont as est and work Diamond Body Chart 7 complete times 204 sts. Change to MC and B (RS): K2 edge sts, slm, work Row 1 of Eyelet Border Chart to next marker, slm, k2 center sts, work Row 1 of Eyelet Border Chart to next marker, slm, k2 edge sts 4 sts incd. Cont as est and work Eyelet Border Chart once. Work Rows 1-8 of Eyelet Border Chart once more 260 sts. Edging Pattern (RS): K2 edge sts, slm, work Row 1 of Edging Chart to next marker, slm, k2 center sts, work Row 1 of Edging Chart to next marker, slm, k2 edge sts. Cont as est until Edging Chart is complete 276 sts. (RS) Loosely BO all sts knitwise with larger needle.

FINISHING
Steam or wet block pc to meas.
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2011 Susan Mills & Classic Elite Yarns www.classiceliteyarns.com blog.classiceliteyarns.com @CEYarns This pattern is specically for private use only. All commercial uses involving reproduction of this pattern or duplication of this garment is prohibited unless specically licensed in writing by copyright owner. For more information about this design, visit www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/WebLetters.php